Home > Books & Publications > Books by Subject > Books on Biographies >

Yogins of Ladakh: A Pilgrimage Among the Hermits of the Buddhist Himalayas
By: John Crook & James Low
Yogins of Ladakh : A Pilgrimage Among the Hermits of the Buddhist Himalayas, John Crook & James Low
 
Our Price: $35.00
Members Price: $31.50
Author: Crook
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9788120814790
Publication Date: 2007


Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
Product Code: 6105
Qty:

Description
 
When John Crook of Bristol University began research in the Zangskar valley of Ladakh in 1977 his prime intention was to investigate the social anthropology of the area through studies of village life.

In 1986 Crook returned to Ladakh with Tibetologist James Low to enquire full into the social organisation, history meditational practices and philosphy of the yogins who still lived and practiced in the remove parts of the area. This book is a record of the authors adventurous journeys to meet some remarkable men.

The yogins were often generous, providing accounts of their training, one of them allowing Cook to photograph a previously unknown text -- instructions on Mahamudra by the eminent Tipun Padma Chosgal. James Low's brilliant translation of this difficult work together with that of a biography of the great woman yogin Machig Labdron provides the basis for extensive and original discussions of the meaning of Tibetan Buddhism and it's significance in our time.

The Yogins of Ladakh, John Crook & James Low, Motilal Banarsidass, Paperback, 420 pp, $35.00

Share your knowledge of this product with other customers... Be the first to write a review

Browse for more products in the same category as this item:


Books & Publications > Books by Subject > Books on Biographies
Books & Publications > Books by Title A-Z
Books
Books & Publications > Books by Subject
Books & Publications